On October 23, , Ashlee Simpson appeared as a musical guest, and there was a lip synching mishap. Her first performance, " Pieces of Me ", was performed without incident, but when she began her second song, " Autobiography ", the vocals for "Pieces of Me" were heard again through the speakers, even before she had raised the microphone to her mouth.

Simpson began to do an impromptu jig, and then left the stage. Pete Davidson has yet to apologize. Saturday Night Live , the first authorized book about the series, was published by Avon Books in and edited by Anne Beatts and John Head, with photography by Edie Baskin; [] all three worked for SNL at the time the book was published.

The oversized illustrated paperback included the scripts for several sketches by the — cast. The First Twenty Years , by Michael Cader, was released in , and presented information about the cast, characters, and other memorable moments seen on the show from to Live From New York: The interviews reveal personal experiences from what happened backstage and the difficulty of getting the show on air each week.

Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live [] about his struggles during his two seasons on the show between and , dealing with getting sketches on air and the intense work schedule.

SNL has made several efforts to develop some of the more popular sketches into feature-length films, with varying degrees of commercial and critical success.

The screenplay only got as far as a Revised First Draft dated July 26, before being abandoned. The success of Wayne's World encouraged Michaels to produce more film spin-offs, based on several popular sketch characters.

Many of these films were produced by Paramount Pictures. The character Bob Roberts from the Tim Robbins film of the same name , first appeared on SNL in a short film about the conservative folk singer.

In addition, the comedy film Office Space originated from a series of animated short films by Mike Judge that aired on SNL in The three members of the Folksmen were the same three comedians: At the time of the appearance the —85 season , Shearer and Guest were cast members.

Bill's Real Life Adventures is based on the Mr. Bill sketches from early seasons of SNL. The song became a surprise hit, [] and convinced Michaels to encourage the troupe to develop more comedy songs.

The name of the song was "Bab's Uvula Who? Several programs have documented the behind-the-scenes events of the show.

A 60 Minutes report taped in October depicted the intense writing frenzy that goes on during the week leading up to a show, with crowded meetings and long hours.

The report particularly noted the involvement of the guest host s in developing and selecting the sketches in which they will appear.

In , Saturday Night , a minute documentary by actor James Franco in his directorial debut, was released; it follows the production process of the December 6, , episode hosted by John Malkovich , from the concept stage to the episode actually airing live.

Although it originated as a five-minute short film for Franco's New York University film class, Michaels granted Franco access to the process, allowing the project to be expanded.

The program included a mix of clips, new performances of classic characters from previous cast members, and special guest appearances from previous hosts.

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A late-night comedy show featuring several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week.

An earlier reviewer said this show sucks and that the "new cast" is terrible. What is interesting about SNL is how whenever there is a changeover of cast, it has become almost a tradition to hate the newcomers.

In truth, however, many of the episodes that have aired in recent years -- even since the review I refer to -- have now come to be considered classics.

And the cast members so many of us hated at first are now often seen in a favorable light alongside the "classic" cast of the late s.

And what cannot be denied is no TV program in history has been such a fertile breeding ground for future stars. Just look at the cast list and be amazed.